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Lecture Notes



Lecture Notes

Descriptions of the activites from several weeks of the class are presented here.


WEEK #TOPICSLECTURE NOTES
1Introduction

Class Format and Location

Observations, Paperwork

Final Paper Introduction - Designing a Classroom

Activity - Metaphors for Teaching and Learning (see Pictures and Drawings)
Section I - Schools and Classrooms

Images of Schools
Classroom Environments
School Issues
Education Reform
Charter Schools / Privatization / Homeschooling / Vouchers
2What Are Schools Like?

What Do We Think Schools Are Like?

Fact and Fictional Video Views of Schools and Classrooms

Initial Discussion of Student Portfolios and Weblogs: See SchoolBlogs, Education Web Logs

Introduction to Current Events

3Name Game

Introduction to Fastplants - Planting

Classroom Environments Jigsaw

Straw Towers Activity Part I
Straw Towers Activity (PDF)
4Straw Towers Part II

What Are the Major Problems in Education? Brainstorming

Impact of No Child Left Behind

5Fixing Schools

Fastplants Stage 1 - Questions Hypotheses
Section II - Learning and Assessment

Ways of Learning and Types of Learners
Standards and Assessment
6Physics - Pulleys

What Do We Learn?
Pulleys (PDF)
7Introduction to Mini-Lessons

Town Hall Meeting Planning
Introduction to Mini-Lessons (PDF)
8Town Hall Meeting on Standards and Standardized Tests
Section III - Teaching

Pedagogies and Practices
9Mini Lessons

Trip to the Museum of Science

Informal Learning Environments - MOS Visit
10Trip to the Museum of Science (cont.)

Informal Learning Environments - MOS Visit (cont.)
Section IV - Technology in the Classroom

Digital Divide
Modeling
Internet
11Mini-Lesson Debrief

Massive Current Events
12Participatory Simulations: The Prisoner's Dilemma, Modeling and Simulation, Competing Prisoners Project, StarLogo InformationCompeting Prisoners Project (PDF)
Final Projects
13Concept Mapping and Teacher Education: Introduction to Concept Mapping, Concept Mapping 11.124

 








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